The Difficulty Of Officiating Open Water Swimming Races
It is often very difficult to officiate competitive open water swimming races.
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60 Years Ago Today, Ted Erikson Launched His Marathon Swimming Career
Rebecca McPhee writes about the 60th anniversary of Ted Erikson’s first marathon swim across Lake Michigan in 1961.
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Axel Reymond Wins His Third Lake Ohrid FINA UltraMarathon Swim
Axel Reymond won his third Lake Ohrid FINA UltraMarathon Swim in Macedonia this weekend.
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Vive La France That Sweeps FINA UltraMarathon Swim In Lake Ohrid
Oceane Cassignol won the 25 km FINA UltraMarathon Swim held in Lake Ohrid in Northern Macedonia.
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NEK Swim Week: Willoughby Swim – Church Beat Pope
Mathew Church beat Ryan Pope in the Willoughby Swim as part of the NEK Swim Week in Vermont.
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The Silver Seals of the Salish Sea
Escort pilot Martin Adams. Scott Lautman, Guila Muir, Rachel Price, Greg Rolnick, Michael Palmer, Zena Courtney, and observer Stephanie Zimmerman completed an unprecedented 10.4-mile relay on July 25th in 4 hours 24 minutes.
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Bethanie Mitchell, A Written-Audio-Visual Open Water Artist
Bethanie Mitchell is a documentary photographer, visual journalist, educator, author, former competitive swimmer, and an open water swimmer currently residing in Seattle, Washington.
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Kareena Lee Recalls Her Bronze Medal Performance At The Tokyo Olympics
Kareena Lee describes her bronze medal performance in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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Saving Steve Sutton: How Open Water can Change a Life
Steve Sutton recalls his youth and middle-aged life, “I grew up in Southern California beach community and joined the neighborhood kids on a community swim team. Growing up in the water with motivating coaches and teammates swimming, surfing, and playing water polo has shaped my life. After almost a decade living in Washington D.C., I
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Greg O’Connor Goes Four For Four Across Lake Willoughby
Phil White of the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association reported that research scientist Greg O’Connor of Massachusetts became the first person to complete a four-way crossing of Lake Willoughby on August 14th. He recalls, “Thunderstorms were rolling through the Northeast Kingdom starting the night before, continuing during the early morning and into mid-morning. The storms delayed
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